Review of K

K, to me, was the biggest disappointment of the 2012 fall anime lineup. It just did not live to my expectations - maybe it was set too high, maybe not - but in the end, I just couldn't enjoy this anime. Art = 10: I love the art style of this anime, especially in the beginning - the colours and animation was so vibrant. The quality dropped a little bit later on but it was still so good. I really enjoyed the use of pastel like colours in a utopian future, a start difference from others (like PSYCHO PASS). Sound = 8: I love the use ofjazz in this anime, and the music choices were subtle and compliments the art style. The only reason I didn't give it a 10 is because it didn't have the "OOMPH" factor and maybe it could've been better used at some of the scenes.

Characters = 6: I liked most of the characters except for the protagonist, but maybe I'm biased against weak, aloof type protagonist - he was too airy for my taste. My main critique though is that this anime had, what I like to call, the "Bleach Syndrome" (too much characters, not enough character development). Kudos on the Red King though, even though this guy barely spoke, he had the most character and depth in comparison to the rest.

Story = 4: I think the story broke this anime for me. It had so much potential yet it chose a somewhat safe and generic route, I had this anime totally figured out by the 3rd episode. The pacing was all wonky, it felt like they tried to squish in a 24 episode anime into 13. There was no tension in the story, no sense of urgency - not because I thought the protagonist could handle anything thrown at it - more so that there was some sort of deus ex machina element in place (which there was) and the way the story was being told.

Overall, once I saw the last episode - there was a bitter feeling in my mouth. Even though I saw the last episode, I tuned out of this anime a long time ago - I stayed to watch because maybe in the end, I was going to get blown away but I wasn't. It sucked me in with the first episode but the drawn out pacing and inconsistent elements placed in the anime really took me out of the immersion and the enjoyment of this anime.

P.S: I'm still going to watch season 2 just to see if they don't royally mess up that one.